Hospital Test Results are in - Looks Like I'm in for a Rough Time

by cofty 13 years ago 546 Replies latest 8 years ago members private

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  botchtowersociety 13 years ago

  May ask what drugs they have you on? I also do not recall what cancer type...I think it was colorectal?

  BTS

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  Pams girl 13 years ago

  Hi Cofty, so you are no longer having chemo because the risk of heart attack outweighs the benefits? Hows the nausea? x Paula x

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  cofty 13 years ago

  Yes it was BTS. I was on Capecitabebe (Xeloda)

  I had the same symptoms back in December but everybody dismissed them as indigestion. Scary to think it could have killed me!

  Paula - Yes that's right. The nausea went away within 3 or 4 days of stopping chemo

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  Quandry 13 years ago

  Good thing you called and told them of the "hearburn" or you could have had a heart attack!

  We are thinking of you and hope you feel our support

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  botchtowersociety 13 years ago

  Yes it was BTS. I was on Capecitabebe (Xeloda)

  Ah. That turns into 5FU in the tumor. Much better, side effect wise, than the classic formulation (no injections).

  Was it administered singly, or as an adjuvant?

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  cofty 13 years ago

  In Dec/Jan I had it in conjunction with radiotherapy.

  The lab results after the op showed 3/27 lymph nodes were malignant so the adjucntive chemo was in case it had spread beyond the tumour site. There was no vascualr invasion and only nodes closest to the tumour were involved so signs are promising.

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  botchtowersociety 13 years ago

  I am very happy to hear this. I've had several nodes removed previously, due to lymphoma. Fortunately, I've been clear now for going on 19 years. I wish you the best.

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  Broken Promises 13 years ago

  Thanks for the update, Cofty. My thoughts are with you

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  NewChapter 13 years ago

  (((Cofty)))

  I recently had to stop my chemo for a serious side effect. We are looking for alternatives, but because the price is so high, I have to wait for the drug company to respond. It's been 3 weeks. I understand how uncertain it feels to have an effective medication taken away. I'm thinking about you. Please continue to update us.

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  panhandlegirl 13 years ago

  cofty, sorry to hear about your colon cancer. Have you had any surgery yet? (I have not read all the posts yet) I see many patient who have a colectomy, have part of the colon removed, and do well. I am an oncology nurse. Some chemo does do a lot of harm to the heart. Glad you stopped the chemo.

  The lab results after the op showed 3/27 lymph nodes were malignant so the adjucntive chemo was in case it had spread beyond the tumour site. There was no vascualr invasion and only nodes closest to

  the tumour were involved so signs are promising.

  That information does sound promising. My thought are and will be with you. I hope you have a speedy recovery. If there has not been vascular invasion and few nodes involved, it sounds like great news.

  PHG.

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